Introduction
Deployment Goals
Key Deployment Tasks
Roles in ALSB Deployment
Deployment Specialists
WebLogic Server Administrators
Database Administrators
Key Deployment Resources
WebLogic Server Resources
ALSB Configuration Resources
XQuery and XSLT Transformations
Best Practices to Follow When Migrating Global Resources
Relational Database Management System Resources
Hardware, Operating System, and Network Resources
Configuring a Single-Server Deployment
Step 1. Configure a Database for the JMS Reporting Provider Data Store
Step 2. Prepare an ALSB Domain
Creating an ALSB Domain Using the Configuration Wizard
Configuring JMS Resources
Step 3. Configure ALSB Security
Step 4. Deploy an ALSB Configuration
Step 5. Update Your Domain as Your Production Environment Changes
Changing a Business Service
Installing a New Version of a Proxy Service
Online Configuration Updates
Best Practices for Successful Online Configuration Updates
Understanding ALSB Clusters
Understanding ALSB Clusters
Designing a Clustered Deployment
Introducing ALSB Domains
ALSB Deployment Resources
Monitoring and Alert Resources in a Cluster
Cluster Configuration Changes and Deployment Requests
Load Balancing in a ALSB Cluster
Load Balancing HTTP Functions in a Cluster
Load Balancing JMS Functions in a Cluster
High Availability in an ALSB Cluster
Highly Available JMS for ALSB
Deploying Configurations
Configuring a Clustered Deployment
Step 1. Comply with Configuration Prerequisites
Step 2. Prepare an ALSB Domain
Creating an ALSB Domain Using the Configuration Wizard
Adding Proxy Server or Firewall Information to your Domain Configuration
Configuring JMS Resources
Step 3. Configure ALSB Security
Step 4. Starting, Stopping, and Monitoring Managed Servers
Starting and Stopping Managed Servers
Monitoring Your Servers
Step 5. Deploy an ALSB Configuration
Step 6.Update Your Domain as Your Production Environment Changes
Adding a Managed Server
Adding A Managed Server to an ALSB Cluster
Updating Business Service Configurations for an Expanded Cluster
Updating Proxy Service Configurations for an Expanded Cluster
Dropping a Managed Server
Changing a Business Service in a Cluster
Installing a New Version of a Proxy Service in a Cluster
Understanding ALSB High Availability
About ALSB High Availability
Recommended Hardware and Software
What Happens When a Server Fails
ALSB Failure and Recovery
Transparent Server Reconnection
EIS Instance Failover
High Availability for Poller Based Transports
JMS Queues
High Availability in Clusters
Using the Deployment APIs
Managing Sessions Using Programs and Scripts
Creating, Activating, Discarding, and Locating Sessions
Managing Configuration Tasks Using Programs and Scripts
Importing, Exporting, and Querying Configurations
Updating Environment-Specific Information
AquaLogic Service Bus Deployment Resources
ALSB Domain Extension Template
Generated Domain Output
Resources and Services Configured